Chelsea have been drawn against Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Europa League Last 16 Draw on Friday, while Krasnodar and Zenit St. Petersburg, the only Russian sides left in Europe, will face Valencia and Villarreal receptively.

Premier League side Chelsea FC have been banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows and handed a near €600k ($460k) fine after being found to have broken rules related to the signing of youth players.

Zenit fans greeted their team with a spectacular flare display outside the home stadium in Saint Petersburg, ahead of their Europa League clash with Turkey’s Fenerbahce, which the Russian team won 3-1, making it into the last 16.

At a press conference where he officially announced his retirement on Thursday, UFC legend Georges St-Pierre said that both he and Khabib Nurmagomedov had been keen on facing one another before the UFC nixed the idea.

A Kazakhstan betting company has bizarrely opened an odds market on whether gorgeous Kazakh world champion boxer Firuza Sharipova will call out Russian President Vladimir Putin for a fight or pose for adult magazine Playboy.

The two biggest male stars of the FIS Nordic Ski Championships, which kicked off in Seefeld, Austria today, Sergei Ustiugov of Russia and Johannes Klaebo of Norway, didn't waste any time cranking their rivalry to the next level.

Former two-weight UFC world champion Georges St-Pierre has called time on one of the most successful careers in the history of the sport, as he announced his retirement at a press conference in Montreal on Thursday.

After breakdancing was surprisingly put forward for consideration to be included as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 Games, the internet has exploded, with many doubting that street dance has any tie to professional sport.

Former US President Barack Obama was left incredulous at a recent college basketball between game between University of North Carolina and Duke when Duke forward Zion Williamson's shoe inexplicably exploded on court.

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has apologized for his x-rated celebration during his side's 2-0 UEFA Champions League win against Juventus on Wednesday, explaining it was to show Atleti fans that his team have "balls".

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